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  1. The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

    The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

    Adapted by Max Bush from a story by the Brothers Grimm.

    Product Code: DF4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6 to 12m., 8 to 16w., 3 to 6 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    Here is a magical tale of dance and romance. A mystery threatens the security of the kingdom: where do the princesses escape to every night, and why are their dancing shoes worn out each morning? The king desperately tries to solve the mystery by proclaiming that any man who can solve it will marry the daughter of his choice and become the future king. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

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  2. Selkie: Between Land and Sea

    Selkie: Between Land and Sea

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: ST1000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    In Scotland, selkies transform into lasses on Midsummer's Eve and dance on the beach. This play chronicles the story of a 16-year-old who discovers a pelt that unlocks the mystery foretold. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Perseus Bayou: The Search for the Cajun Medusa

    Perseus Bayou: The Search for the Cajun Medusa

    Book by Mary Hall Surface. Music by David Maddox. Lyrics by Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox.

    Product Code: PA2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 4w. (playing multiple roles. Can be expanded,with no doubling, to 6m., 6w. plus 4 of either gender.)

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    • 60 min.
    This musical takes the Greek myth of Perseus and his quest for Medusa to post-Civil War Louisiana, to save the bayou from the evil Polydectes. He encounters the grey sisters, and eventually ends up in the dark heart of the swamp, Medusa's lair. Learn More
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  4. Ezigbo, the Spirit Child

    Ezigbo, the Spirit Child

    An Igbo story as told by Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl. Dramatized for the stage by Max Bush.

    Product Code: E69000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 3m., 7 to 8w., plus extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Long ago, the wife of a powerful chief longed for a child, but her womb was possessed by the spirit of an Ogbanje, an invisible spirit-child. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  5. The Fair Maid of the West

    The Fair Maid of the West

    By Kevin Theis. From the plays by Thomas Heywood.

    Product Code: F57000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
    • 14m., 2w. (Doubling necessary.)
    • 135 min.
    This story recounts the misadventures of lowborn tavern girl, Bess Bridges, and her true love, a gentleman soldier named Spencer. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  6. Becca

    Becca

    Book, music and lyrics by Wendy Kesselman. Musical arrangements by Michael Starobin.

    Product Code: BE9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 1w., 9 either gender.
    • 60 min.
    Jonathan's "pets" languish in cages, remembering a time when he played with them. Little sister Becca, portrayed as a beautiful but sad doll, is Jonathan's "pet" now. Becca leaves Jonathan, returning only after he has expressed heartfelt remorse for his actions. Together, they begin anew, as equals and friends. Reality and fantasy mix in this powerful exploration of the inner journey of children. The world of dreams versus fears, love versus abuse of power, and freedom versus responsibility is imaginatively presented through song, dance and dialogue. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. Beanstalk!

    Beanstalk!

    Book and lyrics by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by James R. Shaw.

    Product Code: BH9000

    • Comedy | Farce | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 5w., extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    A musical twist to the old tale, featuring Jack, the beanstalk, and the giant. When Jack and his friend Polly climb the beanstalk, Wog the giant befriends them and helps them stop the townspeople from cutting the beanstalk down. Learn More
    $8.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $65/perf

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  8. The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    Adapted by Gregory A. Falls and Kurt Beattie. From Homer's The Odyssey.

    Product Code: O77000

    • Drama
    • College | Community
    • 6m., 2w., with doubling, or up to 36 (6m., 2w., 28 either gender).
    • 55 min.
    The goddess Athena introduces the story of Odysseus' epic journey home from the Trojan War. Odysseus defeats the Cyclops, rescues his men from the sorceress Circe's spell, braves the River Styx, and more! Learn More
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